Just coming to terms with it now. I had that feeling at half time that Leinster were going to mount a comeback, but I never imagined that it would be as epic as it was. I think crucially we didn't have any possession whatsoever for the first 10 minutes after the half - if we had and managed to get settled down, I think things would've been much tighter. But all credit to Leinster for not letting us...after all, their current side is one of the best that I've seen in the 12 years that I've been watching HC rugby.
Fortunately for us, our side isn't at its peak. I think the main core of the team will remain intact (Mooj may go back to SA, but with Mercey, Doran-Jones and Waller on the payroll for next season, that may not be a massive issue) and I was really impressed with Calum Clark - whilst he could never replace Wood, he definitely changed my opinion of him this match. I'm still not sure what we should do about our 10-12-13 though and I can't help but think that we need one true playmaker in one of those spots - whilst we're great when we're on the front foot, we just don't have that ability to make something out of nothing (apart from on the counter or if Geraghty feels like it). It's difficult to decide who I'd replace out of Myler/Downey/Clarke considering they've all played very well for us. For me, I think I'd take Downey out first although we don't really have anyone to replace him...there really is a distinct lack of quality 12s in the Prem at the moment (even Banahan can look good at 12 at the moment which is worrying).
